Missing man found dead in wrecker truck off I-24 after crash
The truck had reportedly run off the interstate before hitting a sign and tree.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - A missing man was found dead in his wrecker truck off of I-24 in Rutherford County after a crash on Saturday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
THP said A Dodge Ram Wrecker was traveling east on I-24 near mile marker 68 when the vehicle ran off the roadway and hit a sign and tree.
The driver, Danny E. Brown, 68, died in the crash.
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Brown was entered in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as missing by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office sometime before the crash, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department.
The crash was discovered just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday , and caused I-24 East to close near mile marker 68 while THP and local law enforcement investigated the incident.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation said all eastbound lanes reopened at 3:50 p.m.
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